Planetary hours
in Madrid.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Tuesday, 11 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 21:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:31
- 2☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:41
- 3♀︎ Venus09:41 – 10:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 12:00
- 5☽︎ Moon12:00 – 13:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 15:29
- 8♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:39
- 9☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:48
- 10♀︎ Venus17:48 – 18:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 20:08
- 12☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:17
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 22:58
- 3♂︎ Mars22:58 – 23:48
- 4☉︎ Sun23:48 – 00:39
- 5♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:29 – 02:20
- 7☽︎ Moon02:20 – 03:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 04:51
- 10♂︎ Mars04:51 – 05:41
- 11☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:32
- 12♀︎ Venus06:32 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Tuesday, 11 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 21:17: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:21 to 08:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.